Resilient tire.



No. 728,106. PATENTBD MAY IZ, 1903.

A. W. HOGKMAN. RESI-LIENT TIRE.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 12, 1903.

NO MODEL.

v I awva/wl o'a Wf/W'Ammj UNtED STATES I Patented May 12, 1903.

FFIGE RESILIENT TIRE.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 728,1Q6, dated May 12, 1903. Applioation'filed February 12, 1903. Serial lie-143,084 (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, ANTHONY W. HOOKMAN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Olarksburg, in the county of Harrison and State of West Virginia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Resilient Tires; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the in-. vention, such as will enable others skilledin;

the art to which it appertains to makeand use the same.

This invention relates to a resilient tire for vehicle-wheels. r The object of the invention is to provide a non-puncturable tire which is simple of construction, efficient in use, comparatively inand composed, as shown, of;channeled sections 1 and 2, arranged in apposition, the longitudinal side edges of the inner section 1 being bent outwardly at an oblique angle to form stop-flanges 3, and the longitudinal side edges of the outer section 2 being bent upwardly and laterally to form hooksor locking-flanges 4, which project over upon the innor sides of the side edges of the section 1 and efiect a locking engagement therewith, thereby holding the two sections united. The sections 1 and 2 are made of spring metal,

such as spring-steel, and the sides ofthe sec-,

tion 2 extend outwardly at an angle in a plane parallel with the flanges 3 of the section 1, so as to form side arms, which are adapted to yield inwardly, as shown in broken lines, to give the desired resilient action. The outer face of the section 2 is segmentally recessed to form a seat 5 for the tread 6, which latter preferably consists of a substantially semicircular annulus of vulcanized rubber, cemented or otherwise secured to said section.

In the operation of the device it will be readily understood that when pressure falls upon the tread 6 and is transferred to the section 2 the side arms of the latter will yield outwardlyand the sides'of the section 1 will also yield to some extent inwardly, as indicated in dotted lines, thus allowing the tread ,to yield or'give to a greater extent than it could otherwise under its natural resiliency, and to thereby provide a wheel-tire which is of' ample flexibility to absorb vibration and yet issufficientlystrong to withstand rough usage and wear.

In the construction shown inFig; 2 the section 2 is made of circular form and receives an air tube or sack 7, which gives an additional cushioning action.

" From the foregoing description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, the construction, mode of operation, and advantages of my invention will be readily apparent,it is thought, without requiringa more extended, explanation.

Various changes in the 'form, proportion, and the'fminor details of construction may be resorted towithout departing from the principle or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

Having thus described my invention, what ;I claim as new, and. desire to protect by Letters Patent, is- V l 1. In a resilient tire for vehicle-wheels, the

combination of a rim composed of two channeled sections made of spring metal and arranged in'apposi-tion, the outersection having a greater yielding capacity than the inner'sectiom anda'tread carried by the outer section, substantially as described.

2. In a resilient tire'for vehicle-wheels, the

combination of a rim formed of two channeled sections made of spring metal, the inner section being provided with outwardlyproject ing flanges and the'outer section with flanges projecting over upon the inner edges of "the inner section and interlocking therewith, and a tread carried by said outer section, substan: tially as described.

my hand in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

ANTHONY W'. HOOKMAN.

Witnesses W; F. DAVIS, J. O. KITZMILL R,

.7 I00 In testimony whereof I have hereunto set 

